The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) was awarded a $149,992 project grant from the National Science Foundation Division of Undergraduate Education to develop a national framework for recognition of engineering and engineering technology faculty instructional excellence. Under the STEM Education program (CFDA #47.076), ASEE will create a standardized system for evaluating and recognizing outstanding teaching among engineering academics. The project aims to provide leadership...
This $399,999 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation (NSF) STEM Education program (CFDA 47.076) aims to implement a national framework for recognizing engineering and engineering technology faculty instructional excellence. The project, managed by the American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE), will create training resources to serve faculty at over 30 institutions across the USA. The goal is to develop a sustainable framework to provide recognition for ongoing...
The American Society for Engineering Education (ASEE) was awarded a $247,388 Project Grant from the National Science Foundation's (NSF) Computer and Information Science and Engineering program (CFDA 47.070) to conduct the Capacity Building for Research at Minority Serving Institutions: Infrastructure Research Readiness (CYBR-MSI: IRR) conference. The conference aims to increase the competitiveness of researchers from Historically Black Colleges and Universities, Hispanic-Serving Institutions,...
This National Science Foundation (NSF) Project Grant award, under the Engineering (CFDA 47.041) program, provides $1,323,045 to Engineering For US All, Inc. to strengthen engineering education and support the workforce pipeline. The key products and services to be delivered include: The Engineering for US All (E4USA) curriculum, which features hands-on projects addressing real-world challenges to foster critical thinking and collaboration skills essential for future engineers. The project will...
This $613,946 federal Project Grant award from the National Science Foundation's STEM Education (CFDA 47.076) program supports research on the factors influencing the retention of women and underrepresented minority engineers in graduate school and the workforce. The project follows a cohort of over 2,100 engineering students from 11 universities, tracking their experiences and persistence through surveys, interviews, and network analysis. The research aims to better understand how institutional...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $199,998 Project Grant to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Engineering program (CFDA 47.041) to develop new teaching methods and tools to facilitate knowledge transfer within engineering curricula. Specifically, the awardee will first seek to understand barriers engineering students face in applying knowledge across courses. They will then design and test in-class activities to promote knowledge transfer, assessing student...
The National Science Foundation awarded Arizona State University a $199,999 Project Grant under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support research on peer-led study groups for engineering students. The two-year project will explore the effects of peer and near-peer support models in thermodynamics courses on engineering self-efficacy, identity formation, course achievement, and persistence among transfer and first-time students. Researchers will use mixed-methods to...
The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded a $378,869 Project Grant to the University of Pittsburgh under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to support the STEM EXCELLENCE IN ENGINEERING EQUITY (SEEE) project from January 1, 2022 through November 30, 2023. The SEEE project aims to improve equity in engineering education and careers through coordination with three sub-awardees. The University of Pittsburgh will work with Stem Equity...
The National Science Foundation awarded a $251,747 Project Grant to AG 350 Inc. under the Engineering federal grant program (CFDA 47.041) to develop and deploy an anti-pattern detection and correction tool for distance learning computer science and computer engineering students. The tool will provide real-time, personalized feedback to students completing assignments remotely. The goal is to empower distance learning for technical fields like CS and CE by identifying and addressing weaknesses or...
The National Science Foundation Division of Engineering Education and Centers awarded a $160,928 Project Grant to The Trustees of the Stevens Institute of Technology under the Engineering (47.041) federal grant program. The two-year grant will support research initiation activities to understand engineering core concepts contextualized in domain-specific settings through active exploration. Specifically, the Stevens Institute of Technology will conduct collaborative research exploring how...